Otey Clark vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Otey Clark
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otey Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otey Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Otey Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Otey Clark and Leon Williams

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
37.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
35.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Otey Clark and Leon Williams

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Otey Clark and Leon Williams

Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.08
22.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
30.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA